Note that these and similar recent articles are taken verbatim from "The Household Cyclopedia of General Information," published 1881. While the information is (naturally) safely in the public domain, we'll have to do some fact-checking on it, I suspect, to ensure it's up-to-date. A notice on such excerpts might be helpful. -- AprilThis is kind of a schizophrenic article... A reasonably ok general description of photosynthesis for the layman, followed by an out of the blue description of why the Nile is so fertile... I'd be happy just putting a redirect to photosynthesis on this page. Admittedly, the photosynthesis page itself could do with a bit more work... --RgambleMaybe redirect to photosynthesis, merge the "layman explanation" with the photosynthesis article, and leave out the bit on the Nile (which is probably outdated since the Aswan Dam anyhow)? -- AprilThanks for the redirect.. I'll look at the other material sometime soon to see if any of it can be merged or if a more up to date "layman's description"

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Jatropha curcas isn’t much to look at. It’s a scrubby, shrubby tree generally used as a hedge to protect food crops.It repels animals and if ingested, can make humans sick. But Archer Daniels Midland Co. sees value in the plant’s seeds, which contain oil that can be converted to biodiesel fuel.

Don't always assume you always get what you paid. A short story about a mix up and a food plant an one person surprise when making dinner.

Great tips on the "how to" correctly grow your container gardening.And more importantly the correct way to water your plant making themflourish. Great information on plant food, a very important element when container gardening.

Dynamite Plant Food will replace your old water based plant foods that take time and are messy. Read more from this gardening guru at About.com and make up your own mind. It also won an award sponosored by the EPA which makes it an environmentally friendly, sustainable option...